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Wolffia Globosa

Flowering Plants

Wolffia globosa, known by the common names Asian watermeal and duckweed, is a species of flowering plant native to Asia and introduced to parts of the Americas and Africa. It grows in mats on the surface of calm freshwater bodies such as ponds, lakes and marshes, forming a very tiny, oval-shaped, leafless, stemless and rootless transparent green frond less than a millimeter wide. In one human experiment, processed Wolffia globosa was reported to provide dietary protein and vitamin B12.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Freshwater 2
Relationship to People
Invasive or Introduced Species 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G5 Secure 4
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 5
Scientific Name
Wolffia globosa 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Araceae, Taxa
Source Wolffia Globosa (Wikidata)

In Biome

Lake, Biomes
Source Wolffia globosa (Wikipedia)
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Found In

Angola

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Australia

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Bangladesh

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Brazil

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Cambodia

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Colombia

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Ecuador

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Germany

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India

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Japan

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Laos

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Myanmar

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Nepal

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North America

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Pakistan

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Philippines

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Singapore

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South Africa

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South America

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South Asia

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Sri Lanka

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Taiwan

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Thailand

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Ukraine

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United States

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Vietnam

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Sources
1. Wolffia globosa (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    It is native to Asia and is found in parts of the Americas and Africa, where it is an introduced species.
  • Lead, sentence naming the group it belongs to
    Wolffia globosa is a species of flowering plant known by the common names Asian watermeal and duckweed.
  • In Biome: Lake, Introduction
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2. GBIF Species API
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3. Wolffia Globosa (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q6685106 (P225 taxon name)
  • Wikidata P141 (IUCN conservation status) claim, entity QID Q6685106
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Araceae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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4. NatureServe Explorer: Wolffia globosa
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G5"
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5. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Araceae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12475
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12475
"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
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Plant (Wikipedia)
Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
Quote, Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
They are predominantly photosynthetic or came from photosynthetic ancestors, meaning that they obtain their energy from sunlight by using the green pigment chlorophyll in their chloroplasts to produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water.
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